The quaint main square (a circle actually) is crowned with a tall column on top of which a stautue of King/Saint Olaf looks out on the city he started eleven centuries ago. The column, at the center of the circular plaza, forms the largest sundial in the world.
It is around the main plaza that one finds a large outdoor market with foodstuff and Sami made merchandise as well as the entrance to the largest mall in the area. Our hotel was one half block from the center of town--a perfect location as far as I was concerned.
The Nidaros Cathedral, so named because it was at the mouth of the Nidelvan River, is a focal point of the town. When standing in the Main Plaza, one can see the spire of the venerable building standing about a block away.
It was on the campus of the cathedral that I saw another of the Mother and Child statues marked with the dates 1940-1945. I found them touching, but I didn't understand the significance of them. Another strange statue was that of a fat woman dressed in a dowdy coat and carrying a shopping bag. I posed with a similar one in Narvik. I'm sure there is a good explanation for the statue, but I don't know it.
The city operates a little trolley car sightseeing tour in English that takes in the major sites within the city for a small fee.
Although Stiftsgarden, the largest wooden structure in Northern Europe, was originally built as a private residence in the 1770s by a rich widow, it is today the residence of the Royal Family in Trondheim. In log cabin construction style, the outer walls were notched together around the 12,000 square foot building. The yellow building stands not far from the main square looking like an ordinary, if very large, home.
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Our Hotel Was Half a Block from the Main Square
The Main Square
Public Restrooms on the Main Square
The Main Square
The Top of the Pedestal
Statue with a Piqeon on the Corner
Strange Sculpture on the Main Square
The Popular Bruk Bar
Downtown Luxury Hotel
The Market in the Main Square
Carlos with the Tour Train
Carlos Really Likes the Beautiful Blonde Hair on the Kids
The Sightseeing Train Departs
Unusual Statue of Fat Lady with Shopping Bag
Buildings on the Main Square
Street Market in Front of Mall--See Reindeer Pelts for Sale on Left
Cute Paper Doll Ad
A Section of the Mall
Wooden Figures of Norse Gods That Cost $200 Each
Isn't This a Pretty Entrance?
The Nidaros Cathedral
Flowers
Pretty Statue of Deer
Parking for Bicycles
Corner Across from the Cathedral
Another Mother and Child Statue
The Steeple of the Nidaros Cathedral
The Nidaros Cathedral
Details of the Cathedral
The Entrance to the Arms Museum
Side View of the Cathedral
Some Sort of Monument
Houses near the Cathedral
Really Unusual Car
I Wonder What the Cranes Are For
Along the River
Stiftsgarden--The Oldest Wooden Building in Scandinavia Now Used as an Official Royal Residence
Downtown Street
Along the Docks
An Old Church down a City Street
The Old Bridge
Ultra Modern Building
Buildings on Stilts
